Charles Palmer
Charles Henry Palmer
Born: 15 May 1919, Old Hill, Staffordshire
Major Teams: Worcestershire, Europeans (India), Leicestershire, England.
Known As: Charles Palmer
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Slow, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Bridgetown, 2nd Test, 1953/54
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 06/02/1954)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 2 0 22 22 11.00 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 5 1 15 0 - - 0 0 - 3.00
FIRST-CLASS
(1938 - 1959)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 336 588 38 17458 201 31.74 33 98 147 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 26621 9183 365 25.15 8-7 5 0 72.9 2.06
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A small, somewhat frail man whose poor eyesight required him to play in
spectacles, Charles Palmer was a fine bat, whose strong wrists allowed him
to play forcing shots round the wicket, and a useful medium-paced bowler. He
made his debut just before the Second World War, and lost important years.
Initially playing for Worcestershire (and also for Bombay Europeans in
Indian domestic competition in 1946), Palmer moved to Leicestershire in 1950
as club secretary and captain. He led the county to their highest
championship finish ever - 6th - in 1952, and surpassed this with third
place the following year. He was then selected to tour the West Indies in
1953-54, and played his single Test, making an entertaining 22 as England
adopted passive tactics against the West Indies spinners. It was a difficult
tour, and Palmer's selection was described by EW Swanton as "just about the
worst decision ever to come out of Lord's". Swanton also described Palmer as
"charming, easy going and tolerant", and by no means the ideal man to deal
with the numerous discipline problems that plagued the touring party.
Palmer returned to the easier world of English county cricket, and in
1954 produced his best bowling in one of the more remarkable spells in
history. Going on to allow his main bowlers to change ends, he bowled Peter
May, and proceeded to take the next seven wickets without conceding a run (7
out of 8 bowled). If a difficult catch had been accepted, he would have
finished with figures of 9 for 0 - but eventually returned 14-12-8-7.
Overall he was more of a batsman than a bowler, with 33 first-class
centuries in his career, including two in the showpiece Gentlemen v Players
match. In retirement he continued to serve cricket, as chairman of
Leicestershire, an MCC committee member, and as MCC President in 1978-79.
(David Liverman, Copyright CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 18:54:32 GMT
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